Interregional cross country rep

Greta Woolloff competed, as a Wellington rep, in the 'Interregional Cross Country Championships' in Waikanae on Thursday 22 September.  The interregional cross country championships involve competitors from the lower North Island and South Island...the 'best of the best'.

Greta did an amazing job placing 10th in the Year 6 Girls race.  The Year 6 Girls B team placed 3rd overall, of which Greta was a member of (The Year 6 Girls A team placed first).   Greta was the only student from Muritai School in the Wellington team for this years interregional champs...well done Greta!

Sports exchange with Wellesley

We were finally able to hold the Year 6 soccer and Year 5/6 rugby matches against Wellesley today (Thursday 22 September). After a couple of postponements earlier in the term we were able to hold both games at Bishop Park in Eastbourne.  It was a bit of a novelty, first watching the soccer game on the soccer pitch and then seeing the field 'transformed' in to a rugby field.

The Year 6 soccer team lost a closely fought match, 2 - 4.  The Year 5/6 rugby team, however, had an emphatic win, 40 -12.  Well done boys!  You all did us proud!!

Many thanks to Brett Fastier and Aaron Theobald

Y5/6 Central Zone Hockey

From Sally Velvin...

We had a brilliant day on Tuesday 20th September at the Year 5/6 zone hockey tournament. It was held at Fraser Park aka freezer park!! Surprisingly the weather wasn't bad and the kids had a ball. We had 8 girls and 8 boys, who were all full of energy, representing Muritai. I was so impressed with their excellent sportsmanship and ability to pull together as a team, having had only one small practise and only a few who had actually played hockey before.

The girls (Muritai Firebirds) managed to win most of their games and come 2nd over all. They all supported each other and it was great to see them improve each game they played. The boys (Muritai Titans) played with such enthusiasm and worked so well together as a team. Their last game was a highlight with the boys climbing back from being 2-0 down against Waterloo School to scoring 2 goals towards the end to make it a draw.

We were fortunate to have such a lovely group of parents who came along to support and help supervise the children.  Everyone had a very enjoyable morning and I'm hoping we now have some new hockey enthusiasts to make up a Muritai/Eastbourne team for next winter!!!